Around one in three workers in China are now in flexible jobs, led by a younger generation seeking greater autonomy despite the trade-offs. This report focuses on those who choose such work - rather than those pushed into it . SHENZHEN: Zhao Xiaoyu is at a busy hospital in Guangzhou to meet her client for the day. The 25-year-old is not a nurse or doctor. Instead, she works as a “medical escort”, or “pei zhen shi” in Chinese, accompanying patients and helping them navigate registration,